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Semispinalis vs Longissimus - What's the difference?

semispinalis | longissimus |

In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between semispinalis and longissimus

is that semispinalis is (anatomy) any of three transversospinalis muscles of the human body: the semispinalis dorsi, semispinalis cervicis, and semispinalis capitis while longissimus is (anatomy) the muscle lateral to the semispinalis; the longest subdivision of the sacrospinalis that extends forward into the transverse processes of the posterior cervical vertebrae.

As nouns the difference between semispinalis and longissimus

is that semispinalis is (anatomy) any of three transversospinalis muscles of the human body: the semispinalis dorsi, semispinalis cervicis, and semispinalis capitis while longissimus is (anatomy) the muscle lateral to the semispinalis; the longest subdivision of the sacrospinalis that extends forward into the transverse processes of the posterior cervical vertebrae.

semispinalis

English

Noun

(wikipedia semispinalis)
  • (anatomy) Any of three transversospinalis muscles of the human body: the semispinalis dorsi, semispinalis cervicis, and semispinalis capitis.

    • longissimus

    English

    Noun

    (longissimi) (wikipedia longissimus)
  • (anatomy) The muscle lateral to the semispinalis; the longest subdivision of the sacrospinalis that extends forward into the transverse processes of the posterior cervical vertebrae.
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